ILMINSTER TOWN COUNCIL
Council Offices
North Street
ILMINSTER
Somerset
TA19 0DG
Tel: 01460 52149
Fax: 01460 55642
e-mail: town.council@ilminster.gov.uk
Town Clerk: Joy Norris
Tuesday 2nd February 2016
A meeting of the RESOURCES COMMITTEE will take place on Tuesday 9th February 2016 in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, North Street, Ilminster on the rising of the Planning, Highways & Transport Committee meeting.
The public are welcome to attend this meeting. Members of the public are invited to ask questions or raise issues relevant to the work of the Council. The overall time available for this session is restricted to 15 minutes unless the Chair decides otherwise. Individual speakers are restricted to 3 minutes and are asked not to repeat points that have been made previously. It is helpful if potential contributors can make themselves known to the Town Clerk before the meeting so that the session can be programmed effectively.
Public participation is not part of the formal meeting of the Council however a note will be made of matters raised and recorded at the start of the minutes of the meeting.
The Agenda for the meeting is given below. Please contact the Town Council Office if you would like a copy of any of the reports.
Yours sincerely
Joy Norris
Town Clerk
RESOURCES AGENDA
- Apologies for absence
To receive apologies for absence from Councillors unable to attend the meeting.
- Declarations of Interest
To receive any declarations from Councillors and Officers of interests in respect of matters to be considered at this meeting, together with an appropriate statement regarding the nature of the interest.
3. Minutes
a) To confirm the minutes of the Resources meeting held on Tuesday 1st December 2015 as a correct record (see attached).
b) To consider the action list relating to the Resources Committee (attached).
- Grant Application
To consider an application received from Life Education, Wessex to make a contribution towards funding their health and drug prevention education in local schools.(attached)
- Financial Regulations
To consider revisions to Financial Regulations and make recommendation to Council.
(existing document on memory sticks. Hard copies available on request. Report to follow)
- Review of HR Policies
To review the current Capability, Discipline and Grievance Policies and make
recommendation to Council. (existing documents on memory sticks. Hard copies
available on request. Report to follow)
- Appointing an External Auditor
To consider whether or not to opt out of the external audit arrangements that Smaller
Authorities’ Audit Appointments Ltd (SAAA) is putting in place for April 2017. (attached)
- Cemetery Lodge Remedial Work
a) To consider the appointment of a contractor to carry out remedial work on Cemetery Lodge and make a recommendation to Council.
a) To consider and recommend to Council a maximum budget and where it is going to come from.
b) To delegate to Town Clerk, in consultation with Chair and Vice Chair of Resources Committee, to agree and prioritise the work required within the agreed maximum budget and make a recommendation to Council.
(Quotes to follow)
9. Staffing Update
a) Town Clerk to give an oral report on general staffing matters.
b) To consider the recruitment of an Apprentice to the Open Spaces Team.
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